The Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) is\nencouraging higher education institutions to strengthen the role of\nincubators as platforms for business coaching to ensure that MSME\ndevelopment is structured, sustainable, and integrated.<\/p>\n
MSME Minister Maman Abdurrahman stated that the existence of\nincubators serves as a spearhead for the Entrepreneurship and People\u2019s\nEconomic Development Programme (Prokesra), which targets the creation of\n10 million entrepreneurs and workers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe target is that we want to produce 10 million entrepreneurs and\nworkers through this programme, and the spearhead is that we want to\nbegin revitalising existing incubators across the country, both those\nunder university supervision and those outside of campuses,\u201d he said\nduring the Leading Entrepreneurship Exchange and the 2026 East Java KUR\nmass contract signing at the Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology\n(ITS), Surabaya, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
University-based MSME incubators function to assist, guide, and\naccelerate the development of startups or MSMEs owned by students,\nalumni, or the general public, helping them become independent and\nprofitable enterprises.<\/p>\n
Maman noted that universities hold a strategic position as centres\nfor the development of knowledge and innovation, which can be directed\nto meet societal needs while simultaneously creating business\nopportunities.<\/p>\n
Therefore, he believes that incubators are necessary to extend\nassistance to MSME actors, ensuring that coaching does not merely stop\nat the provision of aid or financing.<\/p>\n
This is because many MSME products possess potential but fail to grow\ndue to a lack of support in research, development, and continuous\nmentorship.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause we need an extension of our reach so that the coaching of\nmicro, small, and medium enterprises becomes more structured,\nsystematic, integrated, and sustainable,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n
Through the strengthening of campus incubators, Maman said, the\ncomplex issues facing MSMEs\u2014which involve not only capital but also\nlicensing, certification, and market access\u2014can be addressed.<\/p>\n
He also warned that non-continuous coaching risks causing MSMEs to\ncease growing, even if they have previously received financial\nsupport.<\/p>\n
He added that improving product quality is also a vital component to\nensure that MSMEs are not only able to meet domestic market needs but\nalso have the opportunity to expand into international markets.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is why, together with universities, we must revitalise\nincubators. Hopefully, through this policy, high-quality MSMEs will\nemerge to meet our domestic needs,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/minister-universities-to-serve-as-spearhead-for-sustainable-msme-development-1790175652", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }